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Taking Woodstock is a 2009 American historical musical comedy-drama film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee.The screenplay by James Schamus is based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte.
Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life is a memoir describing the origins of the 1969 Woodstock Festival by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte. It was published in 2007 by Square One Publishers, Inc., and was adapted into a film of the same name by James Schamus, Ang Lee's long time writing/producing partner.
Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (born May 15, 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs.
PLAYBACK: Mark Beaumont asks if the legendary hippie music festival was really a ‘blueprint for a new society’ or as ‘shambolic, profit-driven and violence-marred’ as the attempt to do it ...
Woodstock is a 1970 American documentary film of the watershed counterculture Woodstock Festival which took place in August 1969 near Bethel, New York. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh in his directional debut.
Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005), about Lonnie Frisbee; Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) Hippie Masala [1] (2006), Swiss documentary about the hippies who live in India. Hippie Movie (2008, Polish/English) Huerfano Valley [2] (2012, English), about a 40 years old hippie commune in Colorado. Three ...
BB Paulekas shows family photos including his father, Vito, who was once known as "the first hippie" or "king of the hippies." Vito Paulekas and his group of dancers, known as the Freaks, helped ...
According to Taking Woodstock, when Lang said the motel property was too small, Tiber introduced the Woodstock festival producers to dairy farmer Max Yasgur, and helped facilitate the deal. [6] Lang, however, says that Tiber referred him to a local real estate salesman, and that the salesman drove Lang, without Tiber, to Yasgur's farm.